WORDPRESS MAINTENANCE
Never worry about your WordPress maintenance and security again.
Your website is your business card, storefront, and first impression all rolled into one. Make it last.
You need a team dedicated to preventing and fixing issues with your WordPress website.
A team that cares about the small stuff just as much as the mission critical problems. That’s where we come in.
We understand the critical role your WordPress site plays in your success. That’s why we offer comprehensive WordPress maintenance and security services designed to keep your site running smoothly, securely, and efficiently.
24/7 Security Monitoring
Cyber threats are evolving constantly. We provide round-the-clock security monitoring to safeguard your site from malware, hackers, and other vulnerabilities.
Backups (Twice Daily)
Our automated backups mean you never have to worry about data loss. Our backup are both onsite and offsite.
Regular Updates (Weekly)
Keeping your WordPress core, themes, and plugins updated is crucial for performance and security. We handle all updates for you, ensuring compatibility and functionality.
Security Audits and Hardening
Comprehensive security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and implement robust security measures
Uptime Monitoring (24/7)
Continuous monitoring to ensure your website is always online and performing at its best.
Malware Removal and Protection (Daily)
Quick and effective removal of any malicious code and proactive measures to prevent future infections.
Monthly reports
Each month, we send a detailed report that shows a range of information about your website. This includes the updates done, backups run, security patches applied, uptime monitoring and much more.
Rapid Response Patches
When we are alerted by the WordPress community to a new security vulnerability, we take immediate action to ensure your website as the most up to date fixes in place.
Initial Audit
When you come on board with our WordPress Maintenance and Security plan, we do a full audit of your website and ensure all updates are in place, backups are running and there are no existing security issues.
We know your website
We only provide maintenance and support for websites that we have built and that host with us. This allows us to provide a specialised maintenance and security service for websites that we know like the back of our hand.
Expertise You Can Trust
Our team of WordPress professionals has a combine 25 years of experience in managing, maintaining, and securing WordPress sites of all sizes and complexities. From minor updates to major overhauls, we’ve got you covered.
We like to be clear about what our maintenance and security plan covers. In short, we keep your website running in its current state. There are certain circumstance where events out of our control are not covered. These are highlighted below.
3rd party integrations that change
If your website has an integrated with a third party service and that service changes something that causes your integration to break, there may be additional costs to get it up and running again.
Functionality changes
If your business requirements change and you need the website to function in a different way, this is not covered in the maintenance and security plan. We can of course assist with new requirements as a stand alone project. Just send us a brief or get in contact to discuss the requirements.
Content updates
Since we can’t anticipate how many or few content updates you need help with, we don’t cover these in our maintenance plan. We can support you with content updates, but as an additional fee.
Paid Plugin fees
As we built your website, some plugin fees are already covered under our licences. But, because each site is different, with different plugins, our maintenance plan does not cover paid plugin fees that are not already included. If you are unsure if you have paid plugins, please reach out and we can advise.
So that we can provide the best maintenance and security plan for WordPress, we don’t take on every website. There are certain criteria you need to meet.
1. Your website needs to be hosted with us.
This way, we can control the server environment and have direct and instant access to provide our service in a timely and effective manner.
2. Your website was built by us.
We don’t take on website that we haven’t built, because we don’t have a complete picture on the inner workings of the website and any specialised setup that has been done.
3. Domain is pointed to our Cloudflare account.
This is optional, but recommended. Cloudflare is a domain management service which provides a first line of defence against security threats. It also helps speed up your website.
4. We are in direct contact with the business.
If you are an agency looking for a maintenance and security plan for your clients, we do not white-label this service. We need to be in direct contact with the business owners so that we can communicate our recommendations and so that our processes interact directly with the business.
Yes.
Your website needs to be hosted with us.
This way, we can control the server environment and have direct and instant access to provide our service in a timely and effective manner.
We can’t promise that your website won’t get hacked but one of the goals of WordPress maintenance and security is to make your site secure and more difficult for hackers to hack your site.
If your site is hacked, we get your website back up and running by either patching the hack or restoring to a previous version.
We invoice you for the first 3 months (minimum period) and then monthly invoices are sent after that.
You can cancel at any time by emailing hello@italicsbold.com.au
Maintaining a WordPress site is crucial for the longevity and security of your online presence. Without regular maintenance, your site becomes vulnerable to a myriad of issues such as outdated software, broken links, and decreased performance.
These issues not only frustrate users but can also lead to significant security risks. Statistics show that 90% of hacked content management system (CMS) websites in 2021 were built on WordPress, largely due to unpatched vulnerabilities and outdated plugins. Regular updates and maintenance ensure that your site is running the latest versions of WordPress core, themes, and plugins, reducing the risk of compatibility issues and security breaches.
The consequences of neglecting WordPress maintenance extend beyond just security vulnerabilities. Each day, an average of 30,000 websites are hacked globally, many of which are due to weaknesses in outdated software. A hacked website can result in data loss, a tarnished reputation, and loss of customer trust, which can be devastating for any business. Moreover, search engines like Google may blacklist compromised websites, causing a significant drop in search rankings and organic traffic. By investing in regular WordPress maintenance, you safeguard your site against potential threats, ensure optimal performance, and provide a seamless experience for your users, ultimately protecting your business’s
